Muscat, Apr 30 (PTI) The twenty ninth Muscat Worldwide Guide Honest, opened on the Oman Conference and Exhibition Centre, has moved away from final 12 months’s international give attention to synthetic intelligence to have fun cultural variety as a pathway to unity.
“Final 12 months, AI was the dominant subject, however this 12 months, Oman is adopting a extra sensible method,” Sheikha Al Mahrouqi, Appearing Director Common of Worldwide Media at Oman’s Ministry of Data, instructed PTI Movies.
“By this Guide Honest, we’re conveying an important message: embrace our variations and settle for one another as we’re,” she mentioned.
Themed ‘Cultural Variety Enriches Our Civilisation’, the truthful, which began on April 23 and can conclude on Might 3, seeks to advertise peace and unity via literature and cultural alternate.
“In a world needing unity, we should use tradition, significantly e-book festivals, as a device to advertise peace and coexistence throughout ideologies, religions, and backgrounds,” Al Mahrouqi careworn.
A significant literary occasion within the area, the truthful hosts 674 publishing homes from 35 nations, displaying 681,041 titles, together with 467,413 Arabic books, 213,610 overseas books, and 27,464 Omani works. It additionally options round 52,205 new publications from 2024-2025.
Al Mahrouqi emphasised Oman’s longstanding cultural and commerce ties with India, strengthened by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq’s go to in 2023.
“Our relationship with India is historic — from commerce to cultural influences. The go to of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to India in 2023 topped our long-standing relationship,” she mentioned.
Al Mahrouqi additionally known as on worldwide media to focus on tales of variety to advance peace, stating, “Embracing variations is crucial for progress and prosperity.”
